New ZealandFocus: Why are watermelons so expensive?Bad weather and low supply have seen watermelon prices go up while apples have disappeared from shelves this summer. Video / Alyse WrightWatch17 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesTomra layoffs confirmed, 200 NZ workers to lose their jobsBoss of food processor admits timing of mass layoffs is 'not ideal'.24 Dec 12:10 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessZespri flags major lost opportunity for SunGold kiwifruitLoosening Northern Hemisphere SunGold growing limit on the agenda.19 Dec 10:21 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri's near-monopoly export status pays off for $3 billion industry, says new reportMonopsonies are considered technically inefficient - not so Zespri, says Berl.18 Dec 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesZespri sales hit $1 billion in Asia-PacificKiwifruit exporter says focus on maximising value after string of major challenges.18 Dec 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumManufacturingTomra staff to learn fate this week, layoffs after ChristmasEmployees at a brand new Hamilton site are among those in the firing line.10 Dec 11:50 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessZespri says leap in kiwifruit volumes to weaker China market next year 'a big task'Greater China sales please this season, but next year will be challenging.04 Dec 03:34 AM
New ZealandTwo more Bay of Plenty orchardists fined for unlawful groundwater useThe growers are among five prosecuted by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council this year.30 Nov 11:55 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessZespri brightens forecasts for kiwifruit orchard returns, own earningsKiwifruit exporter also announces US$2m contestable innovation fund.21 Nov 07:41 PM
New Zealand‘Big surprise’: Kiwifruit grower heartened to see crops growing again after cyclone'If there is a spark of life, there is hope, and we will carry on.'16 Oct 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesMixed results for under-pressure kiwifruit growers as Zespri updates forecastsStronger global prices, improved fruit quality management brightens outlook for some.22 Aug 09:21 PM
PremiumPremiumMarketsTroubled kiwifruit growers query Zespri CEO's offshore basePlacing CEO close to markets has a downside back home in a crunch.16 Aug 02:40 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri ponders CEO’s Singapore base during storm of challenges for kiwifruit industryDan Mathieson in New Zealand more than offshore in last two years.13 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWhy did Zespri's wage bill go up as net profit and grower returns went down?Zespri defends $10 million increase in its payments to employees.08 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri takes rogue gold kiwifruit operations in China to courtStrengthening of Chinese horticulture law opens path for civil action.02 Aug 09:48 PM
New ZealandKiwifruit growers' court appeal dismissed, rates hike here to stayIt concludes a two-and-a-half-year battle between orchardists and the council.12 Jul 02:18 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade dealEDITORIAL: New Zealand's EU trade deal looks good compared to no deal at all.11 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusiness'Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade dealEU deals show globalisation is not dead - but some sectors ask what difference that makes.10 Jul 05:35 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessBruised, battered but still bold: Zespri’s hopes for kiwifruit industry after economic stormMany growers in the sweetheart export sector are 'under severe financial stress'.05 Jun 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSome kiwifruit growers in financial strife after 'catastrophic' season'Unbelievably bad' kiwifruit season has the industry experiencing huge pressures.03 Jun 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumMarketsWhy Zespri's earnings took a hitProblems or opportunities? Industry pledges to rise to challenges after tough year.30 May 09:04 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeSir Paul Adams, Ted Manson: Raised in state houses, billion-dollar sales successWhat can we learn from them? What is their new direction these days?14 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessChinese retail giant sets sights on selling 2 million trays of NZ kiwifruit in 2023Chinese online platform JD.com is gearing up to sell more NZ kiwifruit this season.14 Apr 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri's unauthorised planting headache grows in ChinaSmuggled variety means NZ industry leaders will head to China to investigate.07 Apr 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri brightens export price outlook but thorny issues still lurkSmaller crop this season an opportunity to get on top of quality issues.24 Mar 04:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNow hiring: Thousands of kiwifruit workers needed for harvest'Projected lower fruit volumes meant there is likely to be a shorter post-harvest season.'09 Mar 05:00 PM
MarketsPort of Tauranga rides rough trade swells to lift profitDespite Kiwifruit slump, port posts improved performance.23 Feb 08:25 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of stormFruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.14 Feb 04:40 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessBright prospects for NZ kiwifruit export sales in next five yearsZespri must get on top of fruit quality issues quickly, says Craigs Investment Partners.06 Feb 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessZespri expects pain of fruit quality issue to start easing this yearImproving outlook for quality but costs yet to be fully counted.27 Jan 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessEarnings outlook dims for kiwifruit growers and marketer ZespriHigher than estimated fruit loss and quality claims take bite out of this season.24 Nov 04:24 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe thump, thump, thump in the night that I'm prepared to live withOPINION: I was trying to sleep. Orchardists were trying to save their crops. Good on them.07 Oct 03:25 AM
New ZealandHawke's Bay growers dodge harsh frost but danger not over yetLow temperatures in Hawke's Bay have kept growers on high alert for damaging frosts.07 Oct 03:09 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWill Zespri growers' 'no' vote upset new NZ-EU FTA deals?Grower vote result a symptom of concern about issues at home.03 Sep 05:00 PM